Bottle-stopper.



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BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13.1917.

Patented Ji'i'ile U, 1918.

ATTOR N EY WITNESSES LEWIS O. GULVER, 0F FORTYFORT,

GEORGE W. CULVER,

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BOTTLE-STDPFER.

Wan-mu Application filed April 13, 1am.

T0 at! w from it. may concern:

Be it known that 1, Lewis 0. GULVER, citi zen of the United States, residing at Fortyfort, in the county of Luzern'e and State of ennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stop" pers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to bottle stoppers and its principal object resides in the provision. of a stopper which will insure a perfect air tight and leak proof joint, thereby-retaining the contents of the bottle in perfect condition.

A. second object provide a bottle of the invention is ,to stopper which may be engaged and disengaged from the mouth of the bottle and is constructed in such a manner as to obviate the necessity of employing bottle openers that are necessary in removing stoppers or closures of the conventional type from bottles. Another important object is to provide a bottle stopper which includes a plurality of grippin members which are adapted to be engage with the heading at the mouth of the bottle and thus positively retain the stopper or cork tightly engaged in the mouth of the bottle and a novel operating means for-disengaging these gripping arms from the heading on the mouth of the bottle. A further object of this invention resides in the provision of a closure above features and others which may be associated with any type of bottle now on the market and the parts of which. being compactly associated and which are not likely to become broken.

Another general object is to provide a bottle stopper which is durable, ellicient, consists of few parts, which may be manlr factured and placed on the market'at a minimum cost. y

The invention embodies the combinations and arrangements and details of constructions which will be hereinafter specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a view showing my improved stopper applied to a bottle; the bottle and part of my stopper being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top elevation thereof and,

Fi 3 is a bottom elevation of the device detac ed from the bottle.

On the drawing in which like characters moral 5 having the Serial lilo. 361,547.

of reference designate lilre parts the nu designates neck of a bottle which 1s of the conventional type and has a heading 6 formed upon the periphery of the mouth thereof in the usual manner. This type of bottle is shown merely for the purpose of illustrating the invention and I wish to here state that my improved stopper is applicable to almost any type ofbottle.

The numeral 7 designates a tubular casing which maybe formed of any desirable material and in. any desired shape, in this in stance this tubular casing: is illustrated as being cylindrical. top wall 8 and a bottomwall- 9. This bottom wall 9 is provided with openings 10 which are arranged at diametrically. opposite points. These openings .10 diverges-from each other as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

Secured to the under face of the bottom wall 9 centrally thereof andopenings 10 is a stopperor disk 11 which is preferably formed of rubber but however it may be formed of anyother material possessing the necessary qualities. This stopper 11 is secured in place by, a fastening pin 12 whichextendsthrough the bottom wall 9 and through the center of the stoppen ll. 'Washers 13 are secured to theopposite ends of this fastening pin 12 one of which, lies against the inner face of the wall 9 while the other bears'against' the under face of the disk onstopper 11. The washer upon that end of the pin which extends thro'ugh the wall 9 is formed by flattening the same While the washer at the opposite end is sep- The casing includes a June an, acre.

between the Will pin 12 with a head.

lteciprocable through the divergent openings 1G is a pair of resilient clamping or gripping arms 1a whieh diverge from each other and are formed with hooks 15 at their extremities which are adapted to be engaged with the annular heading 6 on the bottle neck. These arms 14 are formed from a single strip of resilient metal as is clearly illustrated on the drawing.

Reoiproeable in the casing 7 and extending centrally through the top wall thereof is a stem 16 which is formed with a knob 17 its outer end thereof. Connected to the apex or the meeting point of the spring arms bl by soldering or otherwise is one end of a contractible coil spring 18, while the opposite end of this coil spring 18 is llll) secured to the stem 16. The function of this spring 18 is to normally urge the arms 1 l outwardly and to retain the hooks 15 in gripping or, clamping engagement with the beading 6.

Extending centrally through the casing-7 and horizontally thereof is a handle member 18 which is adapted to cooperate with the head 17 and rod 16 in disen aging the clamping arms from the mouth of the bottle. In order tov engage the stopper 13 in the mouth of the bottle the palm of,tl1e operators hand is engaged with the-head 17 while the fingers are engaged with the handle member 18. The stem 16 is now forced downwardly by exerting pressure on the head 17 which will compress the spring 18 and move the gripping arms 1 1, downwardly in the'openings 10 which will cause the hooks 15 to be moved away from each other. Upon releasing the head from the handle 17 and the knob 18 the gripping arms 14 will be moved upwardly and engage the hooks 15 with the beading 6 of the neck 5 and thus'retain the stopper and cylinder 7 against any movement whatsoever.

This embodiment of the invention is now what Ls believed to be the preferredform but it is to be understood that the same is susceptible to various modifications and alterations. It is to be further understood that the limits of modifications are only 1 governed by the herewith appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A bottle closure including a stopper, a casing carried thereby and closed at each end, said casinghaving oppositely divergin openings in its lower end, a substantia 1y V-shaped plate arranged within said casing and having its opposite ends extended through said openings and bent to provide hooks, and a reciprocating rod secured to said plate at the apex thereof.

- 2. A closure, including a stopper, a casing carried thereby, said casing having opand said rippin 5 hereof I afiix myv signature positely diverging openings formed in its lower end, a rod movably supported by said casing, gripping members secured to said rod and movable through said openings to engage and release a bottle neck, said gripping members being arranged to spread apart upon downward movement and to approach one another upon upward movement of said rod.

3. A closure, including a stopper, a casing carried thereby said casing having oppositely diverging openings formed in its lower end, gripping members movable in said openings, an operating rod movably supported by said casing, and resilient means connecting said rod and gripping members.

4. A bottle closure, including a stopper, a casing carried thereby,'said casing having oppositely diverging openings formed in. its lower end, gripping members movable in said openings, an operating rod attached to said gripping members, and a gripping rod extending transversely through said casing.

5. A bottle closure including a casing closed at each end, and having oppositely inclined openings formed in the lower end thereof, a stopper secured to the lower end of said casing between said openings, a gripping member movable within said casing and comprising a strip bent intermediate 'itsends to provide diverging arms, said arms being movable outwardly through the inclined openings in the casing and having their extremities bent inwardly to provide gripping hooks, a rod movable through. the upper end of the casing, and a resilient connection between the lower end of said rod member. Intestimony w in presence of a witness.

LEW'lS o. cum/ an.

Witness:

M. E. Jones.

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